Today I have even more juicy stuff for you from Michele, to tempt and tease you into purchasing her book,Starfire. Not only do I have a fabulous excerpt, and some more character bios, but also the one and only Michele Zugnoni reading a chapter from the book for you! Eeeek!Okay, so go read, listen and look at everything, and don't forget to add it to your bookshelf, and enter in her competition to win some of the amazing Starfire goodies that she has lined up! There's cups, shot glasses, bookmarks, Amazon vouchers and tons more. The rafflecopter link was on Mondays post, so go and enter.Here's my review ofStarfire.Romeo & Juliet, eat your heart out.I loved this story. I loved the characters, but most of all I loved the natural atmosphere that is created within the world. Michele Zugnoni has made a wonderful world full of beauty and intrigue that sucked me right into the story from page one. I love natural characters and confident and realistic dialogue, and that's what I got. Team that with a heart wrenching, yet magical storyline and you have yourself an amazing story. Full of everything that I like within the paranormal worlds, yet missing the 'same-same' storyline that a lot of books seem to have. The characters also varied. Even though you have the typical 'star-crossed lovers' and 'the baddies' so to speak, they are so different from the standard these days. One of my favourite characters is Julia. Feisty, confident, but with a sweet shyness about her, she charmed her way into my heart. I truly kept thinking of Romeo and Juliet whenever she was on the page. Loved this book, and can't wait to read more from her. One of my new favourite paranormal writers.

We Have Another Wonderful Excerpt From Starfire

“Fine.” Cryss flung out her arms, exposing the plunging neckline of her gown. With swaying hips, she advanced on Clay. “You wanna have your fun romancing a Reaver? Go right ahead. But maybe you should remember one thing first.” Swallowing hard, Clay focused on the shadows swirling through Cryss’ eyes and not at the way her dress clung to her breasts. “What’s that?” “They killed Tommy, Clay.” The arch of her lips swelled into a lethal smile as the band struck an upbeat harmony and the grandfather clock clanged the midnight hour. “Just staked him, no questions asked. I was there, Angel. I heard him beg for his life; I heard him promise steadfast obedience to their laws. But they killed him anyway. Are those really the sort of people you wanna mess around with?” Curling her fingers into his shirt, she plunged them between his buttons, raking the skin of his chest with her long red nails. “Are they? What if they kill you next?” A stab of agony lanced Clay’s chest, followed by the torrent of pain that came with remembering that night: the night he’d stood in the shadows; the night he’d watched as they’d killed his friend. Because he’d been there, too. He’d been there, hiding behind a tree, too scared to do anything else. “Tommy was drinking from innocents. He abandoned the Lumince creed.” A thrum of laughter rippled from Cryss’ throat. “Know that for sure? Or d’you wanna try again?”

Character Bio For Julia & Trent

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Now A Special Treat, We Have The Lovely Michele Zugnoni Reading A Passage From Her Book Starfire Enjoy!

I have some more awesome stuff for you today from the fabulous Michele Zugnoni. It's the official release day of STARFIRE, her debut paranormal romance.This really is something very different for those of you that love all things vampy and supernatural. There are the Reavers, the Luminces and the Tainted. Luminces are born as vampires, but they are good and wouldn't harm or turn anyone else, Reavers are born to kill all vampires, and the Tainted are, well, they're the bad vampires! There's a beautiful story about how all three came to be, which you just have to read. So anyway, onwards... Today I have two character bio's for you, to help you get to know them a little more. Have a read and let me know what you think, and don't forget to enter her scavenger hunt. These really are very cool prizes! Just scroll down to yesterdays link and enter using the rafflecopter.

Okay, so let's have a look at some of the characters and see what they are all about.

Character Bio For: Cryss & Mia

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Check out this great excerpt from Starfire.

“You know,” Josh tugged Julia into his arms, “I’ve been waiting to get you alone all night. I didn’t think I’d ever get the chance.” “And so you chose a dance floor crowded with people. Smart plan.” Yanking his hands further up her waist, she glanced at a father Lumince dancing with his little girl. The child’s brown ringlets swirled around her ebony cheeks as her daddy lifted her onto his toes, twirling her around the room. Catching Julia’s gaze, the girl flashed her fangs and broke into an infectious grin. Josh wrinkled his nose with a disdainful sniff. “I don’t know if I’d call them people.” Julia’s grin faded. “And what exactly would you call them, Josh?” “More like creatures. Or abominations. Take your choice.” He gripped her hips and tugged her closer to his groin. Julia sneered and stumbled backward. “I think I’d prefer to stick with Luminces. Or, you know, vampires. The people we invited to this party.” “That’s the problem.” Josh curled his lip and glanced at a twenty-something Lumince couple coiled together within the shadows. They swayed to the beat of the music as the brunette raked his fangs down his date’s exposed throat. “No matter how many invites we extend, they’re always gonna be the same. A bunch of soulless blood suckers.” “Nice.” She turned Josh from the couple, suppressing a groan when the action brought her closer to his chest. “Can I ask you a question?” “Sure.” He nodded, his mouth against her ear. “You can ask me anything.” “Great.” Julia jerked her head to the side, avoiding the wet brush of his lips. “Is there anyone in the world—and I do mean anyone—that you care about more than you care about yourself? Be honest. It’s okay; I think I already know your answer.” Josh’s hands convulsed around her hips. “What happened to you, anyway? You used to be … cool. Fun, even. Where did all this love for vampires come from?” “People change.” Julia shrugged. “I did.” He shook his head. “Not that much. I’ll bet you still have the same desires you used to. The same … cravings.” He yanked her hips so close to his groin, she could feel him bulging hard against her thigh. Bending lower, he snared her lips within his mouth: a stolen kiss that died with the sharp groan that ripped from his throat. “Ouch! You bit me.” His eyes wet with pain, Josh pinched his swollen lip. “You frickin’ bit me!” “Gods, Josh!” Julia swiped her hand across her mouth. “Could you be any more disgusting?” “I don’t know, Jules.” Josh sneered. “Could you be any more obvious?” “What the hell is that supposed to mean?” “You tell me.” Stalking forward, he jabbed his finger at her chest. “You think I don’t know what you and your little friends are up to? That I don’t know you tried to hide Brennan before we could catch him? That you’re all a bunch of—” he leaned so close, she swore she could feel his anger radiate in livid waves, “disgusting sympathizers?” “I have no idea what you’re talking about.” Digging her fingernails into his shoulder, she pushed him back. People were watching; vampires had stopped dancing, the father and daughter had swept from the floor. The emerald-eyed blond crept from the shadows, flexing his fists and flashing his fangs. Glancing at their audience, Josh curled his bruised lips into a synthetic smile: the rubbery grin of a snake. “People are staring, Julia,” he whispered, stepping forward to trap her within his arms. “Smile pretty now.” “Why should I?” She stepped on his foot. “Because,” he hissed, kicking her off and tightening his grip, “I’m the only person in the world standing between you and certain punishment. You think just ‘cause your daddy’s Chief Reaver, it’s gonna spare you the pain of rebellion? You think you can go against everything you are and emerge unscathed? Think again, little girl. It doesn’t work that way.” “You’re an ass.” She clawed her nails into the taut skin of his neck. “And you’re a rebel.” He grimaced, tilting away from her touch. “Last I checked, the punishment for that was execution or banishment. You ready for that, Jules? Or do you want to play nice now?” Julia broke out of his arms. “You want to know what I want?” “I do.” “What I want,” her heels clacked against the floor as she stepped forward with a jerk of her hips, “is to dig my spiked heel into that small, hard thing you call a—”

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Here it is all you paranormal romance lovers. STARFIRE has landed! Woot! To kick off Michele Zugnoni's awesome new book release, we're going to be having a good old fashioned scavenger hunt! So, follow the rules, like, tweet, share and WIN big prizes! This is going to be going on for the next couple of days, so keep your eyes peeled and get excited. My review of Starfire will be coming tomorrow! (Pssst! It's amazing!)